The World of Watercolor Painting with Birgit O’Connor

Join me in the studio as we review the upcoming content for the Rocks Sand & Sea Glass course, get some tips and techniques along with a very simple exercise  that you can do at home. Student offer view and enroll  See the upcoming online schedule Website

Continuing the conversation with students about instagram, facebook, Pintrest, do you really need a website and should you enter shows. What are judges looking for how to find them and more.

Video: Review paintings and demonstration Meet a few of the students, see what you can do to make paintings have a little more depth and watch a demonstration on how to build color intensity. Find out More about the course Join the Course Home website  

Join me as I interview one of my previous students Eva Nicholas about her journey, who has gone on to enter shows, travel and teach and show her work in galleries   YouTube Channel: Eva Nichols Art Website:  https://www.beautyonlocation.com Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/eva.s.nichols Instagram: http://instagram.com/evanicholskunstTwitter: http://twitter.com/@EvaNichols Pinterest:  https://ww...

Video Podcast From the Waves, Water Land & Sea course I'd like to give you a peek inside, learn about brush strokes and problem solving Find out more 

Remember that creative blocks are temporary Can you identify your creative block - how long has it been? What are some of the things that are  happening in your life right now? What does you inner critic say? Does the fear of failure prevent you from getting started? Who are you afraid of being rejected by? Are you aware or can you tell when creativity flows through you? Do you have a creative rou...

Before entering into a show, check the show prospectus Do you own the copyrights? Did you create the painting on your own without guidance or instruction? Entry fees range and are not refundable Digital images usually need to be at 300dpi (Check the show prospectus) 1200 - 2100 pixels at the largest side Free online tool to resize an image  https://www.pixlr.com/editor/ Does your painting have Doe...

Part 2 of our discussion of building an artist website Notes from our conversation Absolute Art   https://www.absolutearts.com https://www.absolutearts.com/cgi-bin/portfolio/art/get_art.cgi Absolute Arts is an online marketplace for artists to sell their unique masterpieces, including paintings and sculptures. You can sign up as an artist to promote and sell your products. List up to 20 works of a...

Do you need a website? What are your specific needs? Functionality, How you want to show yourself to the world, e-commerce Is Support important Is it mobile friendly Website builders to look at https://www.wix.com https://www. Godaddy.com Weebly.com https://www.faso.com https://www.squarespace.com ost varies  Basic site SEO  SSL security Domain Ecommerce connects to square paypal stripe Build Your...

Today we will be discussing the challenges that students had along with what paper types they preferred for the looser painting style along with looking at a few paintings, and how to rework hard edges to get the effects that they want.   The Joy of painting Loose and Free - interactive course Non-interactive option will be available soon For student discounts  Join here for the the mailing list o...

Let's talk about our fear and obstacles, is it real, or imaginary, do you limit yourself by someones else's idea or projection. Let's take a look. http://birgitoconnorwatercolors.teachable.com

Continuation of our conversation to "Say it out Loud". To join an interactive, non-interactive or Free Mini course go to  https://birgitoconnorwatercolors.teachable.com

Let's talk about what are your Wildest Creative Goals at this time, everyone has a different idea, they are all relatable and fascinating to hear.  To join the conversation or take a Free mini course go to  https://birgitoconnorwatercolors.teachable.com/  

Lets start to name some of those 2019 Goals, and say them out loud and discuss how you can obtain them. Goal Setting PDF download

If you passionate about watercolor then this is the place for you, talking with real students that want to know more about watercolor. we will be reviewing paintings, problem solving, motivation and finding the humor in making mistakes in watercolor painting

Dream BIG - in order to make your dreams a reality you must take action. The magic happens when you name your goals, say it out loud, (even if it seems to grand), write them down, put them in a journal, and be accountable. Here are just a few questions to ask yourself that are on the PDF download What is the wildest dream you have of being an artist? What does being a successful artist mean to you...

Today we are reviewing a few of the paintings that have come in along with problem solving, negative painting to help pull shapes out, layering color, how to change a background and more.. This course encourages students to find their own creative voice and painting style. View all of my online courses  Material list ideas  

When it come to painting loose you may think that should be easy, but as you'll find from the student comments and reviews it's a little more challenging than first thought. It's a lot of fun but requires a different way of thinking and a new approach, brush types and paper make a huge different to your success. The Joy of Painting Loose and Free course Art Materials Kit pick & choose View all onl...

Painting through the Holiday Season without going nuts. So you thought some of those simple looking lessons would be a piece of cake, right, as students are finding they a quite a bit more challenging and a great way to create foundations for many paintings. Let's talk a little about copyrights again and what they mean. How to view your online courses on a TV Can we really can we have live multipl...

Let's talk about the materials for the Atmospheric landscape course discussing paper, painting, pigment numbers  Atmospheric landscapes Take a Free mini course

Audio version of how to paint a Holiday Poinsettia, the video lesson can be found on my YouTube Channel or Join my email list. You can find the reference photos through the YouTube channel too, or have them delivered to your inbox when you join my email list Join my email list  YouTube channel  View all of the suggested Art Supply Kits

Today will be reviewing paintings and discussing different types of paper, masking fluid and how to get that color intensity that you're looking for. You'll be able to hear students questions along with my answers, It's a fun time and there's always lots of little nuggets in there to help keep you inspired and painting. How to make a quick line drawing How to enlarge your line drawing Rapid Resize...

Today my guest artist is Charlie O'Shields the creator of the  Doodlewash blog , World Watercolor Group on Facebook. With almost 70,000 followers we will be discussing how he got started, his approach, painting style, art materials, what what inspires him to stay motivated and the joy that he feels by supporting other artists. Charlie is the one that created World Watercolor month that will be her...

Audio only: Final meeting of the January February session of waves water land and Sea, To view the video portion of this podcast go to YouTube   https://youtu.be/P0ZtjYr1Zms   or you can find all previous video recordings in the course https://birgitoconnorwatercolors.teachable.com/

Discussing: copyrights, upcoming courses, discounts and painting reviews.